Bard
Untold wonders and secrets exist for those skillful enough to discover them. Through cleverness, talent, and magic, these cunning few unravel the wiles of the world, becoming adept in the arts of persuasion, manipulation, and inspiration. Typically masters of one or many forms of artistry, bards possess an uncanny ability to know more than they should and use what they learn to keep themselves and their allies ever one step ahead of danger. Bards are quick-witted and captivating, and their skills might lead them down many paths, be they gamblers or jacks-of-all-trades, scholars or performers, leaders or scoundrels, or even all of the above. For bards, every day brings its own opportunities, adventures, and challenges, and only by bucking the odds, knowing the most, and being the best might they claim the treasures of each.
Bards capably confuse and confound their foes while inspiring their allies to ever-greater daring. While accomplished with both weapons and magic, the true strength of bard’s lies outside melee, where they can support their companions and undermine their foes without fear of interruptions to their performances.
Armor: Due to the difficulty heavy armors can imposing on singing and playing most instruments; Bards can only wear up to Light Armor.
Weapon Proficiencies: Bards are skilled with the following weapons: Short Weapon, Medium Weapon, Bow, Thrown, and gain the FlorentinePower for free. As well can use instrument based/shaped weapons or the correct sizes.
Energys: Bards get ?? Energy.
Additional Note:
The first 2 Knowledge (Area) skills the characters purchases are considered Basic Class skills, and do not require an instructor. These can not be Rare Knowledge (Area)’s.
Class Features
Hidden Lore: As a master of the road, the character has learned much about the world; in every town they travel to, they pick up a little more. This allows the character to summon up some small bit of information from a Knowledge (Area) without need of having that skill, and the information that can be garnered is equivalent to rank 4 in that Knowledge (Area). This skill can be used once each reset.
Perform: This gives the character the ability to affect more targets by giving an extended performance. For reasons dealing with combat safety, in combat this skill can be a 30 counted action, so as not to damage actual instruments. While performing the character must maintain concentration and interruption or stopping before the time is reached will prevent the skill from having affect and will waste the energy for the skill. When this skill is used the player must announce it before the skill to be affected, IE Perform Song of Healing. At the end of the performance the character will announce, in a tone no louder than the noise generated by the performance, “All Allies Voice <Effect>”, paying the Energy cost only once but still affecting many targets. If this skill is used with Dirges, then the attack becomes delivered as “<Target> Voice <Effect>”, this will only affect a single target but greatly improves the range at which it can be used. This skill can be used 3 times each reset, and an additional time for each 5 character levels (5th, 10th, 15, etc.). Using this skill in conjunction with a performance art outside of combat; instrument, singing, prose, etc; will waive the times per day usage.
| Bard: Basic Skills | |||||
| Skill | Cost | Prerequisite | Special Attacks | SP Cost | Use Cost |
| Precision +2 | 20 | Mobility | 3 | 1 Energy | |
| Precision +4 | 20 | Precision +2 | Silence Strike | 3 | 1 Energy |
| Precision +6 | 20 | Precision +4 | Song of Healing | 3 | 1 Energy |
| Charm Strike | 4 | 2 Energy | |||
| Roll | 4 | 2 Energy | |||
| Song of Purity | 4 | 2 Energy | |||
| Dirge of Command | 5 | 3 Energy | |||
| Escape | 5 | 3 Energy | |||
| Sleep Strike | 5 | 3 Energy | |||
| Knowledge (Common) | 3 | 1st Choice | Dodge | 6 | 4 Energy |
| Knowledge (Common) | 3 | 2nd Choice | Song of Resistance | 6 | 4 Energy |
| Bard: Advanced Skill | |||||
| Skill | Cost | Prerequisite | Special Attacks | Prerequisite | |
| Encore | 4 | Song of Guidance | 1 Energy | ||
| Stash | 3 | Dirge of Harm | 2 Energy | ||
| Dirge of Wipe Mind | 3 | Song of Inspiration | 3 Energy | ||
| Song of Mental Focus | 3 | Dirge of Slow | 4 Energy | ||
| Song of Fluidity | 7 | War Cry | 4 Energy | ||
| Strike a Chord | 8 | ||||